I'm looking to keep this in a gloss appearance to match the trim but then again I want to do some CF accents but I don't want to send it way over the top by adding too much and making it look like ****. I used to have CF Grills on my E46 M3 but they faded over time and started to fall apart so a part of me wants to steer away from that. Can anyone help me out on this? What is the consensus that everyone prefers? Thanks!

Edit: Mods I thought I was in the Int and Ext Forum. Could you please move? Thanks.

I have the glossy black front grills on my '09 SG which I ordered through BMW. I had my side gills painted glossy black to match. I left the hood vents untouched. The front grills and the side gills match the trim around the windows.

Just a suggdestion, please copy JIO's car and don't do gloss black hood grilles or side markers. A lot of people try to do the hood grilles or the reflectors in black and the consensus is that it never looks right.

JUST GET THESE AND YOUR SET TO GO dont over do it... it will look like shit

Gloss Black Kidney Grills
Gloss Black Side Grill

+1.

paint the reflectors to match. why make them stick out more? they look terrible, so the idea is to draw as little attention to them as possible (or have them filled in / removed if you want to do it right).